Frankin Drive closed today
Beginning today, December 3, Franklin Drive, between Louise Avenue and Southern Ave., will be closed due to a private contractor performing waterline upgrades. The closure will take place from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Thunder-Rode Motorcycle Accessories hosts Second Annual Togs for Tots Event
KINGMAN – —Thunder-Rode Motorcycle Accessories is once again a drop-off location for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program. The mission of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during November and December each year, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to underprivileged children in the community in which the campaign is conducted. The Toys for Tots campaign delivers a message of hope. The goal is to motivate children, through the kindness of a new Christmas gift, to grow into responsible, productive, patriotic citizens and community leaders. The objectives…
River Riders Annual Charitable Toy Run is Sunday
LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Annual River Riders Toy Run is hitting the road this Sunday, December 1, from Parker to Lake Havasu City at approximately 12:30 p.m. This charitable ride, which brings thousands of toys to children in need in Lake Havasu City, follows the same route as previous years – traveling on residential streets throughout the city. The ride, expected to bring more than 2,000 toy-toting bikers to the area, means various streets within the city are closed to normal traffic during the procession, including McCulloch Boulevard South, Acoma Boulevard, Mesquite Avenue, Swanson Avenue, as well as Jamaica…
Students participate in America Recycling Contest
Dear Editor, On Thursday, November 21, City of Kingman Mayor Jen Miles and the Kingman Clean City Commission Chairperson Clarence C. Russell awarded certificates and prizes to the winning students of the 2019 American Recycles Day Poster and Poem/Essay Contest at the Kingman Council Chamber. The Kingman Clean City Commission thanks the nine local schools and clubs participating from 29 teachers, with 672 entries for judging from pre-schoolers to sixth graders. The commission also recognized these teachers who encouraged their students to learn about recycling by submitting a poster or an essay/poem entry: From KAOL Primary: Andrade, Brann, Delgado, Frisby,…
Kingman Library expansion has begun with groundbreaking ceremony
KINGMAN – The Mohave County Library – Kingman is being renovated and expanded to continue to provide access to knowledge, entertainment and other opportunities for area residents. More than 50 people attended a Monday morning, Nov. 25, groundbreaking for the $4.3-million project at the library located at 3269 North Burbank Street. Library Director Kathy Pennell said the community has outgrown the facility that opened in 1991, before computers and the internet altered the library landscape. “Those advances greatly changed how libraries operate and they also have changed what our users expect from libraries,” Pennell said. The 15,000 square foot library…
Colorado River Heritage trail breaks ground
BULLHEAD CITY – Local residents and visitors alike will enjoy enhanced recreational opportunities when the Arizona section of the Colorado River Heritage Trail opens next fall in Bullhead City. A groundbreaking ceremony was held Friday, November 22 for initial construction of the Trail that will stretch some five miles south from Davis Dam to Davis Camp, operated by Mohave County, and further south to the Colorado River Bridge on SR 95. The portion of the trail that loops north from the Bridge back to Davis Dam along the Nevada side of the River opened in July, 2012. Ceremony speakers said…
